PPAI 100 is an exclusive, research-backed ranking of the 50 leading distributors and the 50 leading suppliers in the promotional products industry. Companies are scored based on a variety of metrics.
Global fashion house Perry Ellis International (PPAI 255232, S8), a household name for decades, is a designer, distributor and licensor of a broad collection of high-quality men’s and women’s apparel and accessories.
Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, the Doral, Florida-based company offers an extensive portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized brands. Within the promo industry, the corporate sales division represents Perry Ellis, Calloway Corporate Apparel and An Original Penguin golf apparel.
After being publicly owned since 1993, the company became privately owned by its founder, George Feldenkries, in 2018.
PPAI 100 is an exclusive, research-backed ranking of the 50 leading distributors and the 50 leading suppliers in the promotional products industry. Companies are scored based on a variety of metrics.
Pro Towels (PPAI 112755, S8) is one of the largest towel and textile suppliers in the U.S.
Over its 35 the years, Pro Towel has expanded its towel selection to include specialty towels for the golf, fitness and sports fan markets, plus blankets.
Based in Pittsburgh with facilities in Camarillo, California, and Richmond, British Columbia, the company also operates a manufacturing facility in Abbeville County, South Carolina, which underwent a major expansion in 2016. That same year, the company dipped its toe into the footwear market with its acquisition of industry supplier Neet Feet.
In January 2023, CEO and Owner Kevin Nord announced a partnership with Web Services Pros and ShopWorks that will boost accessibility to his company’s products, catalog and inventory through a significant IT integration.
PPAI 100 is an exclusive, research-backed ranking of the 50 leading distributors and the 50 leading suppliers in the promotional products industry. Companies are scored based on a variety of metrics.
Moderne Glass (PPAI 112536, S10) was founded in 1968 and purchased by the company’s current CEO/President Tom McKnight in 1978.
Located in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, it decorates and sells drinkware crafted of aluminum, ceramic, glass, plastic, and stainless steel, along with a line of crystal and glass recognition products.
In spite of its relative size, Moderne has made an impressive commitment to training its team in the industry, ranking among the suppliers with the most PPAI professional development certifications on its roster.
PPAI 100 is an exclusive, research-backed ranking of the 50 leading distributors and the 50 leading suppliers in the promotional products industry. Companies are scored based on a variety of metrics.
Last fall, Hirsch (PPAI 221823, S10) completed an extensive rebranding which included dropping “Gift” from the company’s name and revising the logo and website. The rebrand celebrated the Hirsch’s continuing commitment to bringing retail-branded products to customers. As of year-end, it offered more than 40 brands of promo items in more than 20 product categories.
In May, the 22-year-old family-owned and operated company announced that it had formed strategic partnerships with six more retail brands: Cuisinart, Victor, Gerber, Coleman, Flickr Fire and Blendi. This strategic move highlights the supplier’s continued commitment to filling category gaps outside technology and drinkware by expanding merchandise offerings to new and underserved vertical markets.